1
as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
I don't care by what ministry it's accomplished, so long as it's done
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as in clergy
the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church
the ranks of the ministry have dwindled considerably in recent years
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Recent Examples of ministry
The reserve partnered with Zambia’s ministries of tourism and parks and wildlife to relocate the 7-year-old lions from a small enclosure at a Tanzanian tourist attraction.
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
Russia’s foreign ministry accused Kyiv of targeting civilians.
—Reuters, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Having backed Sharaa and the militant group that the current president once led, Uyghurs have been rewarded with senior appointments in the country's defense ministry.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
Bisat said his ministry has conducted over 4,000 inspections of private generators, gas stations and shops across the country since the start of the war in March and lodged dozens of complaints to the courts.
—Malak Harb, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
Russia’s foreign ministry accused Kyiv of targeting civilians.
—Reuters, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Having backed Sharaa and the militant group that the current president once led, Uyghurs have been rewarded with senior appointments in the country's defense ministry.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
Bisat said his ministry has conducted over 4,000 inspections of private generators, gas stations and shops across the country since the start of the war in March and lodged dozens of complaints to the courts.
—Malak Harb, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministry
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Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.—
Jason Brett,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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Flanked by several clergy members of various denominations, Dolan, 76, thanked his former colleagues, as well as civic and community officials, before praising Jesus Christ for his lengthy career in the church.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Guided by Cook County Commissioner Kisha McCaskill, the leaders pointed to low voter turnout numbers in the south suburbs and urged the audience to mobilize neighbors, clergy and even the people sitting around their dinner tables to vote in the November midterm elections.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The rooms The rooms here were last renovated in 2017—just a hair earlier than Four Seasons One Dalton Street’s rooms, which opened in 2019, but are by no means old or inferior.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Treva Edwards, 61, founded and ran a church named Jesus is Lord by the Holy Ghost in the Newark suburb of Orange.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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Both Catholic and Protestant Europe built imposing churches to the glory of their versions of God, and bells were their voices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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La Familia members typically bang drums and sing their hearts out from opening to closing whistle but decided to stay quiet and brought no flags or instruments to the stadium.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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The data problem When the EIC goes online, its detector — a house-sized instrument called ePIC — will produce up to 100 gigabits of data per second.—
Deena Theresa,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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As the Biden Administration introduced generous subsidies for investing in certain technologies, such as semiconductors and electric vehicles, construction spending in manufacturing more than tripled.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Davis urged residents not to leave keys or key fobs inside vehicles.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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The debate also reflected the broader political moment, with several candidates positioning themselves either as defenders of California’s current direction or as agents of course correction on public safety, cost of living, and trust in government.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Though many people come to far West Texas for its isolation—the Unabomber’s slightly less reclusive brother did a stint here in the eighties, living at first in a crude underground shelter—Miller said that immigration-enforcement agents have been an intrusive presence for many years.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The object no longer belongs to its origin or to its own agency, but to the structures that contain it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The veteran forward, who came over from the Dallas Wings in free agency, totaled 8 points, six rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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“Ministry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministry. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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